Donald B. Beere, Ph.D., ABPP   |  Clinical Practice
604 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas, KY  41075
Phone:  (859) 572-0067    Fax:  (859) 572-0061    e-mail:  dbeere2@insightbb.com
                         


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Psychotherapy for Ages:

Modalities
Adolescents   Individual
Adults   Couple
Seniors   Family
    Group

Over more than 30 years, I have taught about, supervised, trained and worked directly with most presenting problems. Following is a list that includes many, yet clearly not all, of the problems I have dealt with in psychotherapy. I would gladly discuss whether I feel I can successfully work with a presenting problem not listed. 

Problems Treated (Specialties are indicated by an *. )
For a comprehensive overview of my background preparation for working with these specialties please click here.

**Abuse – physical, sexual and emotional
*Anxiety
*Childhood abuse
*Childhood Sexual Abuse
*Dissociation
*Dissociative Identity Disorder
*Grief and loss
*Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
*Rape
*Stress Management
*Trauma
Abandonment and attachment difficulties
Accessing and developing creativity
Blocks to creativity
Confronting Death
Critical incidents
Depression
Difficulties with being gifted and talented
Esteem Issues
Habit control: weight and smoking
Intimacy
Loss of control
Marital abuse
OCD
Pain Management
Panic attacks
Performance enhancement
Personality disorders
Phobias
Relationship issues
Relationship Conflicts
Sexual disorders
Sleep Difficulties
Smoking Cessation
Weight Loss


Though I have successfully worked with individuals suffering drug and alcohol addictions, that is not an area of specialty


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Therapeutic Approaches

I integrate many different therapeutic approaches into my treatment
interventions. How I elect to intervene depends on the individual, the
situation and the problem.


Specific Interventions I might use:

Cognitive-behavioral
Behavioral
Relaxation
Progressive Relaxation
Autogenic Training
The Relaxation Response
Hypnosis
Self-Hypnosis
EMDR -- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Hypnosis
Non-directive interventions
Gestalt, TA and other experiential approaches
Releasing
Focusing
Psychoanalytic-like interventions

A more comprehensive discussion of my preparation in various psychotherapies can be found by clicking here.


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